来trad.來
lái
HSK 1Rank #4,899
- 1.to come
- 2.(used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
- 3.hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
- 4.ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zi4 gu3 yi3 lai2])
- 5.for the past (amount of time)
- 6.(prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lai2 shi4])
- 7.(between two verbs) in order to
- 8.(after a round number) approximately
- 9.(used after 得[de2] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tan2 de5 lai2], or after 不[bu4] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chi1 bu5 lai2])
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